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Label: Napalm Records Format: CD, Album, Enhanced, Limited Edition, Digipak Country: Norway Released: May 30, 2005 Genre: Rock Style: Folk Metal, Symphonic Metal Vinland Saga is the second full-length album by the symphonic metal band Leaves' Eyes, released in 2005. It is a concept album that tells the story of the voyage of the Norse explorer Leif Erikson and his discovery of Vinland (. Newfoundland). The main vocals are by the Norwegian singer Liv Kristine, but some harsh vocals performed by her husband and producer Alexander Krull can be heard on the songs “Solemn Sea“, “The Thorn“, and “New Found Land“. A limited edition version of the album was released on 7 November 2006, which included two bonus tracks, a making-of video, an interview with Liv Kristine, as well as the music video produced for the single “Elegy“ . SONGS 1. Vinland Saga 0:00 2. Farewell Proud Men 3:11 3. Elegy 7:16 4. Solemn Sea 11:48 5. Leaves' Eyes 15:33 6. The Thorn 19:33 7. Misseri (Turn Green Meadows into Grey) 23:38 8. Amhrán (Song of the Winds) 27:29 9. New Found Land 30:18 10. Mourning Tree 33:46 11. Twilight Sun 37:50 12. Ankomst 41:13 13. Heal 45:11 14. For Amelie (New Version) 49:10 CREDITS Band Liv Kristine Espenæs - lead vocals, keyboards Alexander Krull - death grunts, keyboards, programming, samples Thorsten Bauer - guitars, keyboards Mathias Röderer - guitars, keyboards Christopher Lukhaup - bass, keyboards Moritz Neuner - drums, percussion, keyboards Additional musicians Robert & Johannes Suß, Norman Sickinger, Christof Kutzers, Anders Oddsberg, Steven Willems, Simone Sacco, Gunnar Sauermann, Sascha Henneberger, Markus Bruder, Jochen Steinsdorfer, Ralf Oechsle - backing vocals on “New Found Land“ Timon Birkhofer - cello and piano on “Elegy“, harp on “Amhran“ Jana Kallenberg - violin Production Produced, engineered, mixed and mastered by Alexander Krull at Mastersound Studios Assistant recording engineers: Mathias Röderer, Thorsten Bauer, Chris Lukhaup, Robert Suß For the Full Leaves' Eyes Discography, click here:
